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Welcome to Sydenham ...

So far, we found very little information about Sydenham. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Sydenham to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sydenham, please Contact Us.

Sydenham would have been located within present day Washington County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sydenham, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Sydenham is 1,490 feet [454 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Sydenham was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Sydenham was located: 479

Communities Also Named Sydenham ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Sydenham - they are located in Alabama and Ontario (3).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sydenham.

Communities near Sydenham ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sydenham.

  • Fayetteville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Springdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lowell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Farmington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Prairie Grove
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Tontitown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cave Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Cave Springs is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,737 people
  • Johnson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Johnson is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,771 people
  • Elkins
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Elkins is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkins
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,664 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkins <4>
  • Bethel Heights
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bethel Heights is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Heights
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,970 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Sydenham. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sydenham.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sydenham. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sydenham.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sydenham. See our Newspapers Page for Sydenham.

Adding Sydenham to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sydenham in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Sydenham was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Sydenham post office opened in 1901. The Sydenham post office closed in 1916.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sydenham.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sydenham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sydenham - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/